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Mallie Mildred Strange

ID# 32306, b. 12 March 1915, d. 16 June 1997

Birth*

Mallie Mildred Strange was born on 12 March 1915 in Cherokee Co., NC.^1,2,3

Marriage*

She married Lester Dennis Whisnant, son of Samuel Ruben Whisnant and Susan Barbara Lail, on 22 March 1933.³

Death*

Mallie Mildred Strange died on 16 June 1997 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC, at age 82; widow.^1,2,3

Burial*

She was buried in Beulah Bapt. Cem., Catawba Co., NC.³

Census*

Mallie Mildred Strange appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Double Shoals, Cleveland Co., NC, age 25, md., completed 5 years of school, not employed.

Family

Lester Dennis Whisnant b. 15 July 1912, d. 23 December 1991

Children

R. J. Whisnant
Kathern Sue Whisnant
Charles Dennis Whisnant+ b. 16 May 1938, d. 18 Aug 2002
Dorothy Mae Whisnant
Mary Elizabeth Whisnant
Palley Lucille Whisnant
Lester Dennis Whisnant Jr.

Citations

[S19] Index to Vital Statistics.
[S186] Lester Dennis Whisnant Jr., "Whisnant, Lester Dennis Jr.," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 17 May 1999.
[S28] Tombstone.

Charles Dennis Whisnant

ID# 32308, b. 16 May 1938, d. 18 August 2002

Father*

Lester Dennis Whisnant b. 15 Jul 1912, d. 23 Dec 1991

Mother*

Mallie Mildred Strange b. 12 Mar 1915, d. 16 Jun 1997

Birth*

Charles Dennis Whisnant was born on 16 May 1938 in Cleveland Co., NC.¹

Marriage*

He married Billie Jean Rudisill.

Death*

Charles Dennis Whisnant died on 18 August 2002 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, at age 64.^1,2

Burial*

He was buried in Forest Lawn Cem., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, 35.257500,-80.913611.

Obituary*

Census*

Charles Dennis Whisnant appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Double Shoals, Cleveland Co., NC, age 1.

Family

Billie Jean Rudisill b. 9 November 1940, d. 3 February 2003

Child

Sharon Renee Whisnant+ b. 5 Nov 1965, d. 16 Feb 2005

Citations

[S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
[S422] Mecklenburg Co Register, online http://meckrod.hartic.com/search.asp?cabinet=birth

Susie R. J. Lane

ID# 32317, b. 1879

Birth*

Susie R. J. Lane was born in 1879 in AR.¹

Marriage*

She married William Henry Whisenant, son of John Henry Whisenant and Mary Ellen Jetton, on 4 July 1893 in Snowball, Searcy Co., AR.¹

Family

William Henry Whisenant b. 20 May 1878, d. 11 August 1946

Child

Nola Emeline Whisenant b. 24 Jun 1894

Citations

[S191] Letter, Joyce Carol Barnard to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Nola Emeline Whisenant

ID# 32318, b. 24 June 1894

Father*

William Henry Whisenant b. 20 May 1878, d. 11 Aug 1946

Mother*

Susie R. J. Lane b. 1879

Birth*

Nola Emeline Whisenant was born on 24 June 1894.¹

Citations

[S191] Letter, Joyce Carol Barnard to Raymond C. Whisnant.

Ettie Whisenant

ID# 32335, b. 2 August 1906, d. 28 October 1908

Father*

John Marimon Whisenant b. 20 May 1889, d. 13 Mar 1958

Mother*

Mary Jane Renfro b. 15 Jan 1887, d. 16 Oct 1975

Birth*

Ettie Whisenant was born on 2 August 1906.^1,2

Death*

She died on 28 October 1908 at age 2.²

Burial*

She was buried in Tucker Cem., Searcy Co., AR.

Citations

[S191] Letter, Joyce Carol Barnard to Raymond C. Whisnant.
[S28] Tombstone.

Mary Ruthie Walker

ID# 32336

Marriage*

Mary Ruthie Walker married Leonard Alva Whisenant, son of John Marimon Whisenant and Mary Jane Renfro.

Family

Leonard Alva Whisenant b. 1 January 1908, d. 20 March 1989

Lorena Zell Sanders

ID# 32337, b. 20 October 1920, d. 27 April 2006

Birth*

Lorena Zell Sanders was born on 20 October 1920 in Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK.

Marriage*

She married Leonard Alva Whisenant, son of John Marimon Whisenant and Mary Jane Renfro, on 12 October 1938 in Glendale, Maricopa Co., AZ.

Death*

Lorena Zell Sanders died on 27 April 2006 in Yavapai Co., AZ, at age 85.

Burial*

She was buried in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cem., Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, 33.455556,-112.109444.

Census*

Lorena Zell Sanders appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Maricopa Co., AZ, age 19, md., completed 2 years of high school. She is not employed.

Family

Leonard Alva Whisenant b. 1 January 1908, d. 20 March 1989

Children

Harold Whisenant
Sue Whisenant
Beverly Ann Whisenant b. 7 Sep 1941, d. 17 Aug 1997
male Whisenant

James Thomas Haddock

ID# 32338, b. 5 October 1908, d. 11 November 1995

Birth*

James Thomas Haddock was born on 5 October 1908 in Park Hill, Cherokee Co., OK.¹

Marriage*

He married Grace Wilma Whisenant, daughter of John Marimon Whisenant and Mary Jane Renfro.

Death*

James Thomas Haddock died on 11 November 1995 in Muskogee Co., OK, at age 87.¹

Burial*

He was buried in Park Hill Cem., Park Hill, Cherokee Co., OK, 35.849167,-94.968056.

Family

Grace Wilma Whisenant b. 1 January 1915, d. 21 October 1991

Citations

[S20] Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

William Odis Lemons

ID# 32339, b. 28 May 1888, d. 10 June 1968

Birth*

William Odis Lemons was born on 28 May 1888 in AL.¹

Marriage*

He married Nancy Belle Whisenant, daughter of James Jarriet Whisenant and Lucinda Hobson, on 20 August 1906 in Madison Co., AL.¹

Death*

William Odis Lemons died on 10 June 1968 at age 80.¹

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1910	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 21, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., farmer
1920	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 31, md., farmer
1930	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 41, md., 1st. md. age 18
1940	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 51, md., completed no schooling. He is a farmer. He owns a farmhouse valued at $350.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1910

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 21, md. 1 time, 3 yrs., farmer

1920

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 31, md., farmer

1930

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 41, md., 1st. md. age 18

1940

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 51, md., completed no schooling. He is a farmer. He owns a farmhouse valued at $350.

Family

Nancy Belle Whisenant b. 22 June 1887, d. 15 May 1971

Marriage*

William Odis Lemons married Nancy Belle Whisenant, daughter of James Jarriet Whisenant and Lucinda Hobson, on 20 August 1906 in Madison Co., AL.¹

Children

Jariet Gilbert Lemons b. 22 Jan 1909, d. 10 Feb 1996
James Hubert Lemons b. 11 May 1911, d. 2 Sep 2001
Leonard Ernest Lemons b. 13 May 1913, d. 28 Feb 1990
Lillie Mae Lemons b. 1 May 1915, d. 26 Feb 1989
Macey Lemons b. 1 May 1915, d. 1 May 1915
Henry Welmer Lemons b. 21 Jun 1917, d. 12 Feb 1994
Elmer Lemons b. 21 Jun 1917, d. 8 May 1918
Pearline Malinda Lemons b. 29 Aug 1919, d. 17 Sep 1984
Zelma Inez Lemons b. 4 May 1922, d. 2 Feb 2008
Virgie Elzora Lemons b. 13 Jul 1924, d. 23 Dec 1992
Ruth Nadine Lemons b. 26 May 1926, d. 26 Apr 2005
Herbert Lafayette Lemons

Citations

[S244] Shirley Diane Edwards Moore, "Moore, Shirley Diane," e-mail to Raymond C. Whisnant, 06 Jun 1999.

John Walter Williams

ID# 32341, b. July 1892, d. 1963

Birth*

John Walter Williams was born in July 1892 in AL.¹

Marriage*

He married Cora Bell Whisenant, daughter of Hamilton David Whisenant and Mary Jane Carroll, on 27 February 1917 in AL.¹

Death*

John Walter Williams died in 1963 in Morgan Co., AL.²

Burial*

He was buried in Union Grove Cem., Hartselle, Morgan Co., AL, 34.491667,-86.591944.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1920	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 28, md., farmer
1930	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 36, md., 1st. md. age 24, farming
1940	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 47, md., completed the 6th. grade. He is a farmer.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1920

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 28, md., farmer

1930

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 36, md., 1st. md. age 24, farming

1940

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 47, md., completed the 6th. grade. He is a farmer.

Family

Cora Bell Whisenant b. 14 September 1897, d. February 1978

Marriage*

John Walter Williams married Cora Bell Whisenant, daughter of Hamilton David Whisenant and Mary Jane Carroll, on 27 February 1917 in AL.¹

Children

Sula Lee Williams b. 20 Nov 1917, d. 23 Dec 2010
James Columbus Williams b. Dec 1919, d. 19 Aug 1997
Jim Patrick Williams b. 25 Dec 1922, d. 27 Dec 1973
Anna Mae Williams b. 15 Oct 1926, d. 9 Mar 1994
Yvone M. Williams

Citations

[S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC.
[S28] Tombstone.

Sula Lee Williams

ID# 32342, b. 20 November 1917, d. 23 December 2010

Father*

John Walter Williams b. Jul 1892, d. 1963

Mother*

Cora Bell Whisenant b. 14 Sep 1897, d. Feb 1978

Birth*

Sula Lee Williams was born on 20 November 1917 in AL; She married James Buford Owen on 29 Sep 1945.¹

Death*

She died on 23 December 2010 in FL at age 93.

Census Data

Year	Location	Notes concerning census
1920	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 2 yrs., 1 months
1940	Wolf, Morgan Co., AL	age 22, single, completed 4 years of high school. She resides with her parents.

Year

Location

Notes concerning census

1920

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 2 yrs., 1 months

1940

Wolf, Morgan Co., AL

age 22, single, completed 4 years of high school. She resides with her parents.

Citations

[S430] Ancestry.com, online http://www.Ancestry.com